Saturday, June 29, 2019

The Ladder of Art -- Week #31


Cast your votes for up to four of these seven artists by Friday July 5.  For clarifications, consult the Ladder of Art FAQ.


For the last several weeks we've developed a cluster of artists who seem to climbing the ladder in a group, with most new entrants falling off in their first or second week.  Which, actually, is pretty much how this tournament format works.  This week, bring on the 20th Century!  In fact, two of our new guys are living, 21st Century people, just like you and I!  


Last Week's Results



This Week's Contest



Jean Arp
1886 - 1966
German/French

Tournament Record: Placed 427th. Lost to Arcimboldo and Appel. 9 votes for, 20 votes against (.310).





Carl Andre
b. 1935
American

Tournament Record: Placed 428th. Beat Jacobo Amigoni, but then lost to Albrecht Altdorfer and Albers. 12 votes for, 27 votes against (.308).






Richard Deacon
b. 1949
British

Tournament Record: Tied for 429th. Lost to Edgar Degas and Robert Delauney. 8 votes for, 18 votes against (.308)





Nicolas Froment
Active 1450 - 1490
French

Tournament Record: Tied for 429th. Lost to Naum Gabo and Dame Elizabeth Frink. 8 votes for, 18 votes against (.308).
  • Placed Third in Week #30.





William Merritt Chase
1849 - 1916
American

Tournament Record: Tied for 439th. Beaten by Jean-Baptiste-Siméon Chardin and Christo. 6 votes for, 14 votes against (.300).
  • Placed Second, Week #26 
  • Tied for First, Week #27 
  • Placed First, Week #29





Willem Kalf
1622 - 1693
Dutch

Tournament Record: Tied for 454th. Lost to Wassily Kandinsky and Richard Parkes Bonington. 7 votes for, 18 votes against (.280).
  • Tied for First in Week #22.
  • Placed Second in Week #24.
  • Tied for Third in Week #25.
  • Placed Fourth in Week #26
  • Placed Third in Week #27.
  • Placed Second in Week #28. 
  • Tied for Second in Week #29.
  • Placed Fourth in Week #30.





Charles-François Daubigny
1817 - 1878
French

Tournament Record: Placed 505th.  Lost to Salvador Dali and Aelbert Cuyp. 4 votes for, 26 votes against (.133).
  • Finished First in Ladder Week #2.
  • Finished First again in Week #4.
  • ...and again in Week #6.
  • ...and in Week #8.
  • ...and in Week #10. 
  • ...and in Week #12. 
  • ...and in Week #14. 
  • ...and in Week #16.
  • ...and in Week #18. 
  • ...and in Week #20. 
  • Tied for First, Week #22. 
  • Placed Third in Week #24. 
  • Tied for First, Week #25.
  • Tied for First, Week #27. 
  • Tied for Second, Week #29. 
  • Placed Second, Week #30.






Cast up to four votes in the comments by Friday morning!

8 comments:

boonec1974 said...

One of the easiest votes yet on the ladder. Not feeling the new entrants. I'll go with Froment, Daubigny, Chase, and Kalf.

Candida said...

Andre, Chase.

Nora said...

Andre, Daubigny, Chase, and Kalf.

Michael5000 said...

I tried to vote but it looks like it didn't "take." I said Andre, Chase, and Froment.

Michael5000 said...

Susan says "Chase, Kalf & Daubigny. I'm not feeling the new entrants either."

Morgan said...

Arp, Chase, Kalf, Daubigny.

mrs.5000 said...

I'm going with Chase and Froment. I kind of like Deacon, but not enough to vote for him. And, sure, I like Daubigny and Kalf, but am ready for a little more turnover.

Michael5000 said...

Rosemary and Elliott both vote for the same slate, which is Daubigny, Chase, Andre, Deacon.